"Here to Forever" is a song by American rock band Death Cab for Cutie, the fifth track on their tenth studio album, Asphalt Meadows (2022).
[1] The song's protagonist views an old movie and makes the observation that though the film remains, all of its participants are long gone.
"[2] In an interview, Gibbard revealed the lyrics stem from his experience viewing French New Wave films, and marveling at the talent of stars like Monica Vitti, Anna Karina, and Jeanne Moreau.
Tom Briehan of Stereogum described the song as "a grand and stirring rocker, one that mixes the soft-eyed sensitivity of the band’s early days with their arena-sized major-label work.
"[8] Neil Z. Yeung at AllMusic called the song "classic Death Cab, balancing yearning and uncertainty with Gibbard's typically evocative lyrics.